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03672aam a2200493 a 4500 001 CFFD5990776911E3809E827FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140107010125 008 110126s2011 ilu b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2011003353 020 $a 0226313433 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780226313436 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0226313425 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780226313429 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)700735476 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BWX $d CDX $d CGU $d DEBBG $d BDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-cn--- $a e-uk--- $a n-cn--- 050 00 $a K5181 $b .H35 2011 082 00 $a 342.08/4 $2 22 100 1 $a Halfmann, Drew. 245 10 $a Doctors and demonstrators : $b how political institutions shape abortion law in the United States, Britain, and Canada / $c Drew Halfmann. 260 $a Chicago : $b University of Chicago Press, $c c2011. 300 $a xi, 354 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-339) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Part One Abortion reforms of the long 1960s -- The reforms and their roots -- Medical interests and priorities -- Part Two After reform -- Abortion services -- The politicization of abortion -- Policy change after reform -- Political institutions and abortion policy -- Appendix 1. Statements on abortion in American party platforms, 1972-2008 -- Appendix 2. U.S. Supreme Court cases on abortion -- Appendix 3. Abortion attitudes in the United States and Britain -- Appendix 4. Abortion funding and provision in the United States, Britain, and Canada, 1970s-2000s -- Appendix 5. Abortion attitudes in the United States, Britain, and Canada, 1975-2004. 520 $a "Since Roe v. Wade, abortion has continued to be a divisive political issue in the United States. In contrast, it has remained primarily a medical issue in Britain and Canada despite the countries' shared heritage. Doctors and Demonstrators looks beyond simplistic cultural or religious explanations to find out why abortion politics and policies differ so dramatically in these otherwise similar countries. Drew Halfmann argues that political institutions are the key. In the United States, federalism, judicial review, and a private health care system contributed to the public definition of abortion as an individual right rather than a medical necessity. Meanwhile, Halfmann explains, the porous structure of American political parties gave pro-choice and pro-life groups the opportunity to move the issue onto the political agenda. A groundbreaking study of the complex legal and political factors behind the evolution of abortion policy, Doctors and Demonstrators will be vital for anyone trying to understand this contentious issue"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Law and legislation $z United States. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Law and legislation $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Law and legislation $z Canada. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Political aspects $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a Abortion $x Political aspects $z Canada. 650 07 $a Politik. $0 (DE-588c)4046514-7 $2 swd 650 07 $a Recht. $0 (DE-588c)4048737-4 $2 swd 650 07 $a Schwangerschaftsabbruch. $0 (DE-588c)4053732-8 $2 swd 651 7 $a GroÃbritannien. $0 (DE-588c)4022153-2 $2 swd 651 7 $a Kanada. $0 (DE-588c)4029456-0 $2 swd 651 7 $a USA. $0 (DE-588c)4078704-7 $2 swd 941 $a 3 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724070517.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211032931.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826053343.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CFFD5990776911E3809E827FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search